English → Latin
“actuary” in Latin
scrībawriter, scribe, secretary, clerkāctuāriusscribe, amanuensis, shorthand writer, record keeper, bookkeeper, administrator
The English word actuary itself goes back to Latin āctus, through āctuārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
actuary
scriba: actuarius (in the Silver Age, it was a kind of short-hand writer, who took notes of the speeches delivered in a court, Suet., Caes., 55).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for actuary?
- The usual Latin words for “actuary” are scrība, āctuārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.